Richard Morgan Fliehr nació el 25 de febrero de 1949 en
Memphis, Tennessee. Creció en Minnesota junto a sus padres adoptivos, un ginecólogo y una autora teatral. Siempre se destaco en el deporte y formo parte del equipo de Futbol Americano de la Universidad de Minnesota, donde comenzó a estudiar medicina. Interesado por el mundo de la lucha libre, pronto abandono sus estudios y comenzó a practicar esta disciplina.
Campeonatos de Lucha Libre y sus Logros [
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National Wrestling AllianceWorld
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (
9 ocasiones)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (
3 times) - con
Greg Valentine (2) y
Blackjack Mulligan (1)
National
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (
5 ocasiones)
Regional
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (
4 ocasiones)
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (
3 times) - con Rip Hawk (1), Greg Valentine (1) y
Big John Studd (1)
NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (
2 ocasiones)
NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (
1 ocasión)
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Inducted in
2006Pro Wrestling Illustrated1975 PWI Novato del año
1978 PWI Luchador mas odiado del año
1981 PWI Lucador del año
1983 PWI Lucha del año vs.
Harley Race (
Junio 10 1983)
1984 Combate del año vs.
Kerry Von Erich (
Mayo 6 1984)
1984 Luchador del año
1985 Luchador del año
1986 Luchador del año
1986 Lucha del año vs. Dusty Rhodes (
The Great American Bash,
Julio 26 1986)
1987 Luchador mas Odiado
1987 PWI Feudo del añoFeudo del año (
Four Horsemen vs.
Super Powers and
Road Warriors)
1988 Feudo del año (vs.
Lex Luger)
1989 Luchador del año
1989 Lucha del año vs. Ricky Steamboat (
Wrestle War,
May 7 1989)
1989 Feudo del año (vs.
Terry Funk)
1990 Feudo del año (vs.
Lex Luger)
1992 Luchador del año
He was ranked # 2 out of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "
PWI Years" in
2003.
World Championship WrestlingWCW International World Heavyweight Championship (
2 ocasiones)--no reconocido por la WWe
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (
8 ocasiones)
WCW United States Championship (
1 ocasión)
World Wrestling Federation/EntertainmentWWF Championship (
2 ocasiones)
WWE Intercontinental Championship (
1 ocasión)
World Tag Team Championship (
3 ocasiones) - con
Batista (2), and
Roddy Piper (1)
Royal Rumble winner 1992Thirteenth
Triple Crown ChampionNota: Tecnicamente hablando, Ric Flair tiene un total de 19 World Championship en las empresas,
World Championship Wrestling,
World Wrestling Entertainment, y la
National Wrestling Alliance. la WWE reconoce que Flair solamente posee 16-veces World Champion que se resume así (6 NWA, 8 WCW, and 2 WWE). Ric Flair es reconocido como 9 veces NWA World Heavyweight Champion por la National Wrestling Alliance. Pero el dice que el campeonato lo ha gando en 10 ocasiones y no en 9. Despues la WCW con la NWA reconocieron que flair si posee 10th NWA World Title reign.
[1] When World Championship Wrestling withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1993, the promotion lost the rights to use the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Tag Team Championship and created their own titles with their own separate and distinct lineages.
[2] World Wrestling Entertainment, despite their storylines, have no control over the lineage of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship since it isn't property under their ownership. When World Championship Wrestling was purchased by World Wrestling Entertainment in 2001, all WCW championships and their lineages came under the control of the WWE. The WWE chooses not to recognize Ric Flair's two reigns with the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship.
Wrestling Observer NewsletterHe is a member of the
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (inducted in 1996)
Wrestler of the Year award renamed the
Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award, partly in his honor
1980 Luchador mas carismatico
1982 Luchador del año
1982 Luchador mas carismatico (tied with Dusty Rhodes)
1983 Luchador del año
1983 Luchador mas carismatico
1983 Lucha del año (vs Harley Race)
1984 Luchador del año
1984 Luchador mas carismatico
1985 Luchador del año
1986 Luchador del año
1986 Most Outstanding Wrestler
1986 Lucha del año (vs Barry Windham)
1987 Most Outstanding Wrestler
5 Star Match: vs. Barry Windham (
April 11 1987,
NWA World Wide Wrestling)
1988 Lucha del año (vs Sting)
1989 Luchador del año
1989 Most Outstanding Wrestler
1989 Feud of the Year (vs Terry Funk)
1989 Match of the Year (vs Ricky Steamboat)
5 Star Match: vs. Ricky Steamboat (
February 20 1989, NWA
Chi-Town Rumble)
5 Star Match: vs. Ricky Steamboat (
April 2 1989,
NWA Clash of the Champions VI)
5 Star Match: vs. Ricky Steamboat (
May 7 1989,
NWA Wrestle War '89)
5 Star Match: vs. Terry Funk (
November 15 1989, "I Quit" Match,
NWA Clash of the Champions IX)
Wrestler of the Decade - 1980's
1990 Luchador del año
1990 Best Heel
1991 Best Interviews
5 Star Match: with Larry Zbyszko, Barry Windham & Sid Vicious vs. Sting, Brian Pillman, Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner (
February 24 1991,
WarGames Match,
WCW Wrestle War '91)
1992 Luchador del año
1992 Best Interviews
1993 Luchador mas carismatico
1994 Best Interviews
Otros
WCW Luchador de la revista de los 80's.
He is a member of the Wrestling Informer Hall of Fame (inducted in 2002).
Flair, along with
Kurt Angle and
Bret Hart are the only wrestlers to hold the
WWE Championship,
WWE Intercontinental Championship,
WCW World Heavyweight Championship and
WCW United States Championship. It should be noted, however, that Flair and Hart are the only two to do this while WCW and WWE were two separate entities. Angle's WCW victories (the WCW
World Heavyweight and
U. S. Championships) came after WWE's purchase of WCW.
Ric Flair is the only wrestler to ever hold the NWA, WCW and
WWF Championships. He is also one of only two wrestlers to ever hold the NWA and WWF Championships, along with "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, which is how Flair derived his nickname.
